One-piece sleeve and waist



S. E. SLOAN.

ONE-PI-ECE SLEEVE AND WAIST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9, I9I9.

1,348,327; I P tented g- 3,1920.

vwawtoz Sam 5. Sloan semi E. SLOAN, 0E nENvEmcoLoEAno.

ONE-PIECE sLEEvE AND WAIST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

Application filed August 9, 1919; Serial No. 316,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARA E.,SLOAN,'2L citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in One-Piece Sleeves andWaists; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. This invention relatesto garments and is especially designed for the so-called kimono Waist. I

The object of the invention is to provide a waist which may be cutfromone piece of goods and may be so put together that theseams at the sideof the waist and along the sleeve will not interfere with themovementsof the wearers arms andwill not be torn or stretched out of shape bysuch movements.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a pattern of the waist and sleeve as cut from the goods.

Fig. 2 showsthe waist and sleeve par tially assembled.

Fig. 3 shows the waist and sleeve in completed form. g

The device comprises the front portions 10, the back 12 and the sleeves14, the neck being cut out at 16 as shown. Each sleeve has alongitudinally extending strip represented by the bracket 18, this stripbeing of a width equal to the lengthof the edge 20, which is formed bycutting into the goods beyond the edge of the sleeve to the point 22.Similarly each front portion 10 has a strip represented by the bracket24, which has a width equal to the length of the edge 120, which isformed by cutting into the goods beyond the edge of the front to thepoint 23.

The strip 18 when the waist is put together, forms the under part of thesleeve, and the strip 24 forms the side of the waist. In assembling, thecorner 122 of the front 10 is brought into position at the point 22,

and the edge 28 of the back 12 is brought 1nto contact with the edge 128of the front 10 to form a seam' 228, as in Figs. 2 and 3,

' the sleeve'being then in the position shown inFig. 2. The corner 123of the sleeve is then brought down under the sleeve proper to the point23 and the edges 20 and 120 are stitched together to form a seam 220, asin Fig. 3. The sleeve edges 26 and 126 are then stitched together toform a seam 226.

In Fig. 1, the line 'SS represents the top shoulder line of the waist.In Figs. 2 and 3 the lines CC represent the center side line of thegarment, this line passing centrally through the armpit.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that each side of the waist is puttogether by means of one continuous seam, which extends up the side atthe rear of the central side line CC to the armpit, thence horizontallyforward to a point forward of said line C*(), and thence to the end ofthe sleeve. is so located with respect to the various parts of thesleeve and waist that a very efiicient hinge joint is formed which willpermit the wearer to raise and lower the arms without restriction andwithout stretching the seam and without stretching or tearing the waist.

I claim: 1. A one-piece sleeve and waist pattern, comprising, when lyingflat, a sleeve portion having two longitudinal edges and one By thisconstruction the seam 220 free end, a waist-back portion extending Ilaterally of one of said longitudinal edges, and a ,waist-front portionextending lat-' erally of the other of said longitudinal edges, saidsleeve portion being partially severed from one of'said waist portionsadjacent oneof said longitudinal edges on a line substantiallyperpendicular to said one edge, and theother of said waist portionsbeing partiallysevered from the sleeve por tion adjacent the otherlongitudinal edge on a line substantially parallel with said other edge.

2. A one-piece sleeve and waist pattern, comprising, when lying flat, asleeve portion having two longitudinal edges and one free end awaist-back portion extending laterally of one of said longitudinaledges, and a Waist-front portion extending laterally of the other ofsaid longitudinal edges, said sleeve portion being partially severedfrom said Waist-back portion adjacent one'of said longitudinal edges ona line substantially perpendicular to said one edge, and the Waist-frontportion being partially severed from the sleeve portion adjacent the.other longitudinal edge on a line substantially parallel with said otheredge. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' SARA E. SLOAN.

